Pics from your State Sanctioned Exercise.

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Yep, I always get off the M4 in Hungerford and drive to Bath that way generally I'm not in a rush and it is lovely drive.

Passing through Svernake Forest, Marlbough and down to West Kennet is one of the loveliest drives in England

 

[Boru]

Passing through Svernake Forest, Marlbough and down to West Kennet is one of the loveliest drives in England

Absolutely, a gorgeous undulating landscape of sweeping downs of golden, green and rusty fields that starts after Reading heading west.
To come off the M4 at Hungerford heading for Avebury is to enter an ancient but living landscape which contains one of the most beautiful words in the English language.. tumuli.

 

[pseudonarcissus]

I walked the dog over to the rowing club and found my water bottle I forgot last time I was there a month ago. (No rowing on Sundays here)

 

[Leafster]

It was misty morning when I set off today but it hadn't deterred the golfers



It was definitely too early for this pheasant who didn't even notice me standing by him to take the first photo



I "think" this was an ADO 16 (Austin/Morris/Wolseley/Riley/MG/VDP 1100/1300) at one point although there's not much left to go on.





The bluebells are coming to an end around here



It's a bit difficult to see but my route is through the cow parsley



Still misty





The path becomes a little clearer

 

[Leafster]

A bit hilly on this route





Still misty!



The path has finally opened out a bit



Then almost disappears





Finally, I'm almost back home and the sun comes out

 

[marty21]

Passing through Svernake Forest, Marlbough and down to West Kennet is one of the loveliest drives in England

That's why I do it.

 

[hash tag]

 

[quiet guy]

Have they been practicing with the gibbet?

 

[BillRiver]

RSPB Nature Reserve at Stour Estuary. Near Wrabness, Essex.

 

[hash tag]

Headed West for dinner

 

[Espresso]

Took this photo this morning at about 8am. I like it because you can see the shadow of Blackpool Tower on the sand. Lovely day in the offing.

 

[hash tag]

 

[marty21]

RSPB Nature Reserve at Stour Estuary. Near Wrabness, Essex.

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Lovely place that !

 

[marty21]

Absolutely, a gorgeous undulating landscape of sweeping downs of golden, green and rusty fields that starts after Reading heading west.
To come off the M4 at Hungerford heading for Avebury is to enter an ancient but living landscape which contains one of the most beautiful words in the English language.. tumuli.

Yep , drove there again this morning on the way back, best part of the drive .

 

[brogdale]

Really lovely up on the Roundshaw today.



Saw loads of Butterflies including this brilliant "Cats eyes" Peacock sunning himself on a path...



and this really nice pale green (female*) Brimstone also sunning on a path and then flew up into the branches above to 'become' a leaf:





* the males are the more characteristic yellow colour ...and may (?) explain why we call Butterflies...er...Butterflies

Feels like it's going to be a good Butterfly season up on the Downs.

 

[BillRiver]

Went to the playground at Finsbury Park to hang out with a friend and her kids. Didn't take many pics cos kids, but did take this one of the sky above (at 5.30pm):

 

[Clair De Lune]

 

[Doodler]

River Lea in Clapton again!


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That is a sweet photo

 

[fishfinger]

Really lovely up on the Roundshaw today.

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Saw loads of Butterflies including this brilliant "Cats eyes" Peacock sunning himself on a path...

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and this really nice pale green (female*) Brimstone also sunning on a path and then flew up into the branches above to 'become' a leaf:

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* the males are the more characteristic yellow colour ...and may (?) explain why we call Butterflies...er...Butterflies

Feels like it's going to be a good Butterfly season up on the Downs.

Butterfly comes from the Dutch word Boterschijte, which means butter shit, as butterfly shit is yellow.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Today

 

[A380]

Bit of a change: The Lincolnshire Wolds today.

 

[May Kasahara]

The old state-sanctioned exercise really delivering today.

 

[Clair De Lune]

Lil walk to the beach n back...actually it fucked me up in this heat...but great for the thighs.
And my Tesni growing in my flower bed

 

[kebabking]

A day of canoeing on the River Wye at Hay. It was absolutely fantastic, we did loads of playing, splashing, watching Kites, Buzzards, Egrets, Kingfishers, Swallows and Dragonflies. Ice creams at the end - in a pub garden - obvs...

 

[Boru]

Biodiversity in action - snail and flower overview and close up.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Christ almighty, this whole thread really brings it home, these islands are just so stunningly gorgeous, we're so very lucky

 

[clicker]

Mount Ephraim Gardens.

 

[brogdale]

Mount Ephraim Gardens.
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Nice; in "Sir William Courtenay" country not far from the site of the battle at Bossenden Wood.

 

[neonwilderness]

Lunch by the river today

 

[brogdale]

Today's Boterschijte ( fishfinger ) update from the dip slope of the North Downs in South London:

A common blue; first I've seen this year